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Indiana University Indianapolis Assistant Vice Chancellor Wins National Mentoring Award

Award winner with presenterTabitha Hardy, assistant vice chancellor for graduate education at Indiana University Indianapolis, received one of two national Faculty Mentor of the Year awards earlier this month at the annual Institute on Teaching and Mentoring , Oct. 29-Nov. 3 in New Orleans.

The Institute is the nation’s largest annual gathering of underrepresented doctoral students and college faculty members of color.

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UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA FACULTY MEMBER WINS NATIONAL MENTORING AWARD
Sloan Mentor of the Year, Institute on Teaching and Mentoring

Tempestt NealTempestt Neal, founder and director of the Cyber Identity and Behavior Research Lab at the University of South Florida, received one of two national Faculty Mentor of the Year awards at the 30th annual Institute on Teaching and Mentoring this October in Tampa.

The Institute is the nation’s largest annual gathering of underrepresented doctoral students and college faculty members of color.

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CLEMSON UNIVERSITY ASSOCIATE DEAN WINS NATIONAL MENTORING AWARD
SREB Mentor of the Year, Institute on Teaching and Mentoring

Ansley Abraham, Natasha Croom, Tomiko Smalls Natasha N. Croom, associate dean for academic and student affairs at Clemson University, received one of two national Faculty Mentor of the Year awards at the 30th annual Institute on Teaching and Mentoring  this October in Tampa. 

The Institute is the nation’s largest annual gathering of underrepresented doctoral students and college faculty members of color.

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Institute Calendar

Institute on Teaching and Mentoring future dates:

2025 Institute
Marriott Marquis
Atlanta, Georgia
October 30 – November 2, 2025
(Thursday – Sunday)

2026 Institute
Crystal Gateway Marriott
Arlington, Virginia
October 29 – November 1, 2026
(Thursday – Sunday)

2027 Institute
New Orleans Marriott
New Orleans, Louisiana
October 28-31, 2027
(Thursday – Sunday)

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University of Nevada-Reno Faculty Member Wins National Faculty Mentor of the Year Award

Dr. Kelly CrossKelly Cross, an assistant professor of chemical engineering at the University of Nevada, Reno, was awarded one of six national Faculty Mentor of the Year awards at the 26th annual Institute on Teaching and Mentoring in October in Atlanta, Georgia. The Institute is the nation’s largest annual gathering of underrepresented Ph.D. students and college faculty members of color.

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Penn State Faculty Member Wins Faculty Mentor of the Year Award

Dr. Michael Eracleous Michael Eracleous, a professor in the department of astronomy & astrophysics at Pennsylvania State University, was awarded one of six national Faculty Mentor of the Year awards at the 26th annual Institute on Teaching and Mentoring in October in Atlanta, Georgia. The Institute is the nation’s largest annual gathering of underrepresented Ph.D. students and college faculty members of color.

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Doctoral student Kelvin Smith with mentor Dr. Martha Grover

Georgia Tech Faculty Member Wins National Faculty of the Year Award

Martha Grover, a professor and associate chair for graduate studies in the Georgia Tech School of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, was awarded one of six national Faculty Mentor of the Year awards at the 26th annual Institute on Teaching and Mentoring in October in Atlanta, Georgia. The Institute is the nation’s largest annual gathering of underrepresented Ph.D. students and college faculty members of color.

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Dr. Levon Esters

Purdue University Faculty Member Wins National Faculty of the Year Award

Levon T. Esters, an associate professor of agricultural sciences education and communication, was awarded one of six national Faculty Mentor of the Year awards at the 26th annual Institute on Teaching and Mentoring in October in Atlanta, Georgia. The Institute is the nation’s largest annual gathering of underrepresented Ph.D. students and college faculty members of color.

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Dr. Mukti Rana and NASA scholar Jessica Patel

Delaware State University Faculty Member Wins National Mentor of the Year Award

Mukti Rana, a professor of engineering and director of the Optical Science Center for Applied Research, was awarded one of six national Faculty Mentor of the Year awards at the 26th annual Institute on Teaching and Mentoring in October in Atlanta, Georgia. The Institute is the nation’s largest annual gathering of underrepresented Ph.D. students and college faculty members of color.

Publication September 20196 pages(19E07)
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Increasing Faculty Diversity
Study Shows Annual Institute Is an Effective Strategy

A study funded by the National Science Foundation now confirms the Institute on Teaching and Mentoring’s effectiveness in its mission of increasing the diversity of faculty on U.S. campuses, proving it an excellent complement to university doctoral training. This publication summarizes results of the full study, which surveyed nearly 2,000 participants of the Institute from 2011 to 2016 and compared the results against data from the Survey of Doctorate Recipients for a national benchmark of Ph.D. graduates. 

Publication August 2018
Evaluation Report for the Southern Regional Education Board State-Doctoral Scholars Program. Institute on Teaching and Mentoring, 2011-2016. David F. Feldon, Ph.D. With funding from the National Science Foundation. August 2018

Evaluation Report
Institute on Teaching and Mentoring, 2011-16

With funding from the National Science Foundation, a 2018 study surveyed nearly 2,000 participants of the Institute on Teaching and Mentoring from 2011 to 2016 and compared the results against data from the Survey of Doctorate Recipients for a national benchmark of Ph.D. graduates. David Feldon conducted the study with a grant from the NSF Directorate for Education and Human Resources, Division of Human Resource Development.

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Dr. Brian Walton

‘I almost wasn’t’: Ph.D. graduates, experts urge self-care

A critical topic that often gets overlooked in the drive to earn a Ph.D.: taking care of yourself.

The issue was on full, courageous display at the 2018 Institute on Teaching and Mentoring, the nation’s largest gathering of underrepresented Ph.D. students and graduates of color. At the banquet celebrating the previous year’s newly minted graduates, many spoke of their emotional and health struggles during their long journey to the doctorate.

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Sloan Foundation’s Elizabeth Boylan Honored with Frank Abbott Award

Dr. Elizabeth S. Boylan receives Frank Abbott Award.

Elizabeth S. Boylan, director of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation’s programs on STEM higher education, was honored with the 2018 Frank Abbott Award at the Institute on Teaching and Mentoring in October in Arlington, Virginia.

Since joining Sloan in 2011, Dr. Boylan has been responsible for the attendance of more than 1,000 Sloan scholars at the Institute and leads the design of a number of sessions at the event.

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University of Arkansas Faculty Member Wins National Mentor of the Year Award

Dr. Ana Julia Bridges (center) wins  Faculty Mentor of the Year award. Ana Julia Bridges, an associate professor in the University of Arkansas department of psychological science, was awarded one of two national Faculty Mentor of the Year awards at the 25th annual Institute on Teaching and Mentoring in October in Arlington, Virginia. The Institute is the nation’s largest annual gathering of underrepresented Ph.D. students and college faculty members of color.